Button cover



Aug. 26, 1930. w MYERS ET AL BUTTON COVER Filed March 10, 1930 III \T-ZIT-F "Patented Aug. 2e, 1930;

I simplified construction of the button cover UNI ED STATES WILLIAM E.ivrY E so NEWARK, AND GEORGE 11' HARRISON, '0']? ,EELLEvr LE, NEW

JE sEY, AssIeNo sro L. A. MYERS, E; me, or NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 'A conro-A'rIo 0 NEW JERSEY BUTTON COVER Applicationfiled March 10,1930. SerialNo. 434,664. Y I

Our invention relates to an improved or shield to cover the button on ashoe strap or the like disclosed in our 7 Patent No.

1,67 8,265, dated July 24:, 1928." In our, present resilient back whichperforms the functions of both cross bar and resilient member and.

greatly simplify the means" for securing the two parts of thecovertogether thereby reducing the amountof labor, increasing the out put perworker and cheapening the' cost'of production. I Y

In'the drawing is a sectional viewer of our improved button coveron astrap and button; Fig. 2 an edge view of our improved button cover;Fig.3 a back view of the structure of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 a front view of the2 structure of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 aperspective view I ofthe button cover ona strap and button; I

and Fig. 6- a plan view of a sheet metal re.- silient member beforebending.

The improved device consists of a cover" member 1 which may be of anydesiredsize,

shape, material or ornamentation. In the preferred form the combinedcross bar and resilient button gripping member are formed of a piece ofspring wirebent to form an open ended loop 2 with a narrowed entrance'3, then bent back at l' and ,4 to form asubslid on the strap. I

stantially W-shaped structure, then downwards at 5 and 5 and forwardagain'at 6 e a, In the form shown this combined cross bar and buttongripper is secured tothe cover member 1 by'means of ears 77. and 7 -7"formed on the edge of the cover member and clinched over the wire parts6 and 6'.

The wire may be slightly deformed at 8 adjacent the ears to prevent itsslipping out of theclincheddown ears when the cover is In theform shown1n Fig. 6 the resilient button gripping member is'formed of a piece ofresilient sheet metal having the open ended loop 10 with the restrictedopening 11 and side members 12 and 13 provided with slots '14:

and 15. These side members ,12 and 13 are bent downwardly at rightangles to the loop, proper and theears on the cover member are clinchedin the-slots 14 and 15 so that the the resilient back. The strap 8, isthen but toned by the button b to the'str'ap s after a which the buttoncover is slid along the strap e until the button has entered the loop 2through the'entrance 3, as shown in Fig. 1,

the wire yielding to allow its passage, after which the entrancecontracts to hold the cover. firmly over the button.

Weclaimz- I 1. In a button cover for shoe straps a cover member and aresilient wire member bent into a loop having an open, contractedentrance then bent back on itself on either side of the loop forming asubstantially W-shaped structure, the free ends-being bent to form sidemembers spaced ina plane diiferent'from that of the W-shaped portion,and means forsecuring said sides to said cover member. 2. In a buttoncover for-shoe straps a cover member, ears on the side edgesof saidcover member, a resilient wire member bent into a loop having an open,-contracted entrance then bent backonto itself on either side of the loopforming a substantially .w-shapeda.

structure, the free ends being bent to form side members spaced ina'plane'different from.

that of the W-shaped portion, said earsbeing member, ears on the sideedges of said cover member, a resilient wire memberbent into aloophaving can-open, contracted entrance," then bent back on itself oneither side of the'- 3 bent over said wire side members whereby the twoare secured together. i y "-2:

3. In a button cover for shoe straps a cover. a p

, loop fonni ng a substantially W-shaped structure, the free ends beingbent to form side -members spaced in a plane different from that ofthew-shaped portion, said ears being bent over said wire sidememberswhereby thetwo are secured together, the wire being deformed adjacentthe ears to prevent withdrawal.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto subscrlbed our names.

. WILLIAM L. MYERS.

GEORGE D. HARRISON.

